Cordless drill for scissor jacks

I'll have to agree with an earlier posts use what you bring with you and most of the time your diesel TV is louder than any 18 volt impact gun. Chances are if they cant stand you putting down or up 4 to 6 stabilizer stands when you get there and when you leave, guessing less than 5 minutes each time total including walking time from each jack when the impact gun is not in use, your awning lights will drive them totally insane. Just telling it how it is. Most of the place we camp at, my neighbors want to borrow mine when they take down when they leave. But will say it is during the mid morning or late afternoon when I use mine.

We had some inconsiderate camper wake us and many others about 5:30am last month raising his jacks with an impact driver. If you are planning to use one at least show some consideration for your fellow campers.

Higher voltage, more torque. Get a 20 volt minimum. I use mine to power the tongue, which I fitted with a coupler nut. works great. Get a spare battery too. Menards has good one in their Master Force name plate.

I say use whatever is easy and gets the job done. An impact wrench or drill is not any louder than a diesel engine running at idle for an excessive time, dogs, kids, whatever. It's all part of the lifestyle for me. I love each and everyday.

Run what U brung, your neighbor's will live,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

drsteve wrote:
Impact driver?? We're not changing a tire here. Any homeowner-type cordless drill should do the job just fine, as long as your jacks are in good working order. I use the same 19.2V Craftsman I use for everything else around the house, and it has more than enough torque. If you want one to leave in the camper, I'd look at inexpensive Harbor Freight models.

Do you have one of these battery powered impact tools? They fit the hand well, don't weigh much, are better balanced than a cordless drill, and don't engage the impact anvil until a certain load is encountered. I reach for mine before the drill in almost all applications, down to fastening devices into boxes inside the home. If you don't own one, when you get one, you'll have that same "aha" moment as the first time you used a cordless drill.

Impact driver?? We're not changing a tire here. Any homeowner-type cordless drill should do the job just fine, as long as your jacks are in good working order. I use the same 19.2V Craftsman I use for everything else around the house, and it has more than enough torque. If you want one to leave in the camper, I'd look at inexpensive Harbor Freight models.

If you "Need" an impact driver on your stabilizer jacks, you have something wrong. The driver/drill with a clutch can be used to engage the jacks with sufficient force to stabilize the trailer and retract them for travel.

A ridgid impact driver won't disturb anyone. Home Depot sells the 18V drill/impact driver sets with a lifetime warranty on the tools, the charger, and the batteries. I use this set almost daily on customer tasks and around the house.

beemerphile1 wrote:
I use either my Dewalt 18v drill or my Ryobi 18V drill, for this use they both do fine although the Dewalt is a better quality drill.

yrusoslo wrote:
Look into a cordless impact gun

Please don't, I and the rest of the campground don't want to listen to the racket.

X2 on using the "IMPACT DRILL" :(:( . Totally unnecessary! It just adds to the noise pollution in the campground, especially if done in the early morning!!!!